crazyblonde7 Posted June 10, 2013 Mine are James Cagney, Steve Mcqueen and Bing Crosby. Three Great actors with alot of talent! And they were very handsome! If you never saw Cagney and Crosby as young men, you don't know what you are missing. They were HOT!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fredbaetz Posted June 10, 2013 John Wayne, James Cagney and tied for third place is Humphrey Bogart and Cary Grant... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VP19 Posted June 10, 2013 William Powell, James Cagney and James Stewart. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrankGrimes Posted June 10, 2013 1. Robert Ryan 2. James Stewart 3. Cary Grant 4. Robert Mitchum 5. Humphrey Bogart 6. William Powell 7. John Wayne 8. Glenn Ford 9. Henry Fonda 10. Boris Karloff Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jamesjazzguitar Posted June 10, 2013 1. Leslie Howard 2. Humphrey Bogart 3. Cary Grant 4. Robert Mitchum 5. William Powell 6. James Cagney 7. Gary Cooper 8. Errol Flynn 9. Robert Ryan 10. Alan Ladd Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrroberts Posted June 10, 2013 Trying to pick just 3 is very tough for me , yet alone putting them in any sort of order. I can definitely say that William Powell is my number one actor, probably Edward G Robinson gets the two spot. Then tied for third would be Cagney, Bogart, Burt Lancaster, Henry Fonda, Richard Widmark, Basil Rathbone, now I'm getting brain overload Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twinkeee Posted June 10, 2013 ...of ALL Time...? JACK NICHOLSON B-) CARY GRANT WILLIAM POWELL Twink Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roverrocks Posted June 10, 2013 Clint Eastwood has to be somewhere in the top 10-15 especially for a lot of women I would think. As the good looking wife of my best friend said to him 40 years ago: "Honey, if Clint Eastwood ever shows up on my doorstep you're history". She meant it 100%. He's not in my top 10-15 but then I don't have ovaries. Chime in women. Where does good ol' Clint rank for you?? For my money the top three would be Cary, Bogie, and Paul Newman. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twinkeee Posted June 10, 2013 Where does Clint rate for you ? ...at the bottom. :| Twink Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crazyblonde7 Posted June 11, 2013 You mentioned Basil Rathbone. What an actor! Love him as Sherlock Holmes! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrroberts Posted June 13, 2013 Not to mention that Basil Rathbone played some of the most despicable villains of all time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SansFin Posted June 13, 2013 Basil Rathbone was a romantic leading man also. He is to die for in: *The Last of Mrs. Cheyney* (1929). I have developed a distaste for listing broad favorites. It is much like asking a mother which child is her favorite. Actors are like children in that they are all special in their own way. It would be also much work for me as I would have to list three favorite dramatic actors and three comedic actors and three romantic actors and three science fiction actors and three fantasy actors and three mystery actors and so forth and so on. It would be as tiresome to compose such lists as it was tiresome for you to read that sentence which I doubt many did to completion and did no skimming. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
libradoll Posted June 14, 2013 Montgomery Clift Montgomery Clift Montgomery Clift Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyM108 Posted June 14, 2013 Toshiro Mifune Jean Gabin Robert Ryan And do I ever wish that TCM would give us a lot more of those first two. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CountessDracula Posted June 22, 2013 It's almost impossible to pick just three but if I had to: James Cagney Cary Grant Bela Lugosi ( he may have made some terrible films but he is always so interesting to watch ) honorable mention: William Powell ( he is just so irresistable ... love his swagger ). Jimmy Stewart Henry Fonda Leslie Howard ( when tCm showcased him as the Star of the month it was a revelation for me. I was not that familiar with some of his work, but I was definitely a fan after that ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpaakFan Posted June 24, 2013 There are a lot of actors that I like a lot, but if I had to name only 3, then I would say: John Wayne - I grew up watching his westerns with my grandmother. Alberto Sordi - Absolutely fantastic Italian great of whom I have become a fan in recent years. Mafioso has played on TCM. It would be great for TCM to show more of his films. He was so gifted at playing the Italian "everyman" type character. Elvis Presley - I know that one will be funny to a lot of folks, but I'm a fan and grew up watching his movies, which I find fun. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CountessDracula Posted June 24, 2013 > {quote:title=SpaakFan wrote:}{quote} > > Elvis Presley - I know that one will be funny to a lot of folks, but I'm a fan and grew up watching his movies, which I find fun. E*lvis movies get a lot of negative reaction*s *but I agree with you. My parents were hu*ge Elvis fans and because of them I grew up watching and listening to Elvis. I always enjoy watching his films. They may not be "Citizen Kane' but they are fun and entertaining and that is exactly what they were supposed to be. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ValentineXavier Posted June 24, 2013 I was stuck in a physical rehab center for the month of May. They didn't have TCM, only Encore. Encore was showing lots of Elvis movies that month. I found exactly two of them to be good films - *Jail House Rock*, and *King Creole*. *KC* is directed by Michael Curtiz, and has a fine cast, including Carolyn Jones, Walter Matthau, Paul Stewart, and Vic Morrow. It's noirish, and very nicely shot. I've read that Elvis thought this was his best film, and I agree. If others enjoy the other Elvis films, I'm not going to hold that against them. But, to me, they are light-weight, formulaic, and look like beach party movies, even when they aren't. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roverrocks Posted June 24, 2013 > {quote:title=libradoll wrote:}{quote}Montgomery Clift > Montgomery Clift > Montgomery Clift So............................which one of the three is your favorite? Sounds like a very close run for you. Hard to pick when all are so great. Maybe it's just best to throw a dart and see which it hits. I gotta secretly admit that I love all of them as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lazyking Posted June 28, 2013 James Cagney, William Powell and its so hard to chose a third, probably Denzel Washington. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
morrell2000 Posted July 1, 2013 Cary Grant, Humphrey Bogart, Joseph Cotten Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrroberts Posted July 1, 2013 I notice that my number one man William Powell has been getting quite a few votes here Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bkohatl Posted July 8, 2013 Humphrey BogartJames Garner Gregory PeckActressesGreta GarboGrace KellyJudy Garland Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jamesjazzguitar Posted July 8, 2013 You should get a prize for having 5 out of the 6 names you listed where either the first or last name starts with a "G"! Are you sure you don't wish to replace Bogart with Grant or Gable? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChiO Posted July 8, 2013 1. Robert Ryan 2. James Stewart 3. TIMOTHY CAREY Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
